Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 402 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,847
19,986
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Oncologia Molecolare
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,593
7,703
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,739
5,562
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,631
7,562
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Biomedical Engineering
Rehabilitation Engineering
Human Movement Analysis
Rehabilitation Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,568
5,564
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mycobacteria
Infection
Crohn's disease
Type 1 Diabetes
Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmunity
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,933
4,802
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
bacterial pathogenesis
host adaptation
gut microbiota
microbial proteomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,291
5,045
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Zoology
meiofauna
biogeography
Platyhelminthes
marine biodiversity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,209
10,320
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anatomia clinica
biologia della riproduzione e dello sviluppo
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,159
6,168
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Biological Invasions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,499
7,923
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
nanoscience
sol-gel chemistry
hybrid organic-inorganic materials
carbon dots
antiviral nanomaterials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,450
3,895
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,332
6,194
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
derecho y ciencias sociales
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,888
2,804
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,585
1,741
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
arterial hypertension
arterial function
inherited cardiomyopathy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,582
1,486
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
behavioural ecology
wildlife management:
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
4,719
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Service & Retail Marketing
Consumer Behaviour
Digital Marketing
Tourism
Destination Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,971
6,332
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,843
5,183
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
neuroscience
addiction
dopamine
alcoholism
reward
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,443
2,397
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
obstetrics and gynecology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,395
3,715
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
drug delivery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,207
2,901
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gynecologic Oncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,882
4,670
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Chimica
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,704
3,522
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,665
3,702
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chemistry
Coordination Chemistry
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Spectroscopy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,601
5,932
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,081
758
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Giovanni Sotgiu
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,847
19,986
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,092
1,213
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Giuseppe Palmieri
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,593
7,703
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,314
1,654
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Antonio Cossu
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,739
5,562
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,401
1,905
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ilaria Campesi
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,631
7,562
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,653
1,912
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ugo Della Croce
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,568
5,564
0.317
Biomedical Engineering
Rehabilitation Engineering
Human Movement Analysis
Rehabilitation Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,473
2,609
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leonardo A Sechi
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,933
4,802
0.345
Mycobacteria
Infection
Crohn's disease
Type 1 Diabetes
Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmunity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,659
2,793
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sergio Uzzau
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,291
5,045
0.380
bacterial pathogenesis
host adaptation
gut microbiota
microbial proteomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,233
2,816
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marco Curini Galletti
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,209
10,320
0.781
Zoology
meiofauna
biogeography
Platyhelminthes
marine biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,552
2,827
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrea Montella *
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,159
6,168
0.469
Anatomia clinica
biologia della riproduzione e dello sviluppo
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,303
3,008
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Giuseppe Brundu
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,499
7,923
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,663
3,023
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Innocenzi Plinio
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,450
3,895
0.313
nanoscience
sol-gel chemistry
hybrid organic-inorganic materials
carbon dots
antiviral nanomaterials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,085
3,436
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ciriaco Carru
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,332
6,194
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,333
3,616
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Miguel Carbonell
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,888
2,804
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,359
3,744
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gladiali Serafino
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,585
1,741
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,401
3,745
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Antonello Ganau
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,582
1,486
0.140
arterial hypertension
arterial function
inherited cardiomyopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,543
3,788
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marco Apollonio
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,471
4,719
0.451
behavioural ecology
wildlife management:
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,010
4,661
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Giacomo Del Chiappa
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,971
6,332
0.706
Service & Retail Marketing
Consumer Behaviour
Digital Marketing
Tourism
Destination Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,887
4,764
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Giordano Madeddu
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,843
5,183
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,080
5,043
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marco Diana
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,443
2,397
0.284
neuroscience
addiction
dopamine
alcoholism
reward
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,853
5,086
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Salvatore Dessole
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,395
3,715
0.443
obstetrics and gynecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,908
5,237
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paolo Giunchedi
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,207
2,901
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,659
5,501
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marco Petrillo
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,882
4,670
0.592
Gynecologic Oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,994
5,665
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eugenio Garribba
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,704
3,522
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,757
5,709
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Quirico Migheli
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,665
3,702
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,988
5,764
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Massimiliano Francesco Peana
Università degli Studi di Sassari
Sassari, Italy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,601
5,932
0.780
Chemistry
Coordination Chemistry
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Spectroscopy